Iowa you-pick farms struggling amid drought
8/2/2023 1:42:22 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Iowa
Story County, IA
Nevada, IA
Start Date: 7/31/2023
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You-pick farms across Iowa have seen decreased yields, smaller produce and fewer customers. In Nevada in central Iowa, only about half of the strawberry crops at a berry farm survived the past two years of drought. The farmer irrigates, but could not keep up with water demand. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources restricted his well water usage from 20 acres a day to 1 acre a day.
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), July 31, 2023
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